Options set to celebrate July 4 holiday

McDonough County residents have multiple chances to celebrate the Fourth of July, starting first today in Bushnell.

Fireworks will go up at dusk tonight or at about 9 p.m. on Illinois Route 9 in Bushnell, where concessions will also be available, according to the city's calendar.

Fireworks will also be on display at Western Illinois University's Hanson Field at dusk or 9 p.m. Friday, according to an event flyer, with pre-display entertainment starting hours before.

Gates on campus will open at 6 p.m. with Alphonso Simpson, of WIU's African American Studies Department, kicking things off and singing from 6:30 to 7 p.m.

Jayme Larson's Dance Academy Suzie Q's will be on stage from 7 to 7:30 p.m. with a presentation of "The Colors" by the Macomb American Legion and VFW Post #1921 at 7:45 p.m., followed by a performance form the Macomb Municipal Band at 8 p.m.